I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who haven't wanted to sound like B.B. King at one point or another in their career. B.B. King is the undisputed master of the blues. He is the ultimate blues musician and a player to whom every modern blues guitarist...
Playing the guitar quickly has never been a natural strength of mine. For some reason still unknown to me, my fingers just don’t want to move very fast. Over the years I have tried a huge range of different guitar exercises to try and get quicker. But despite these efforts, it...
John Mayall's Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton is an album that changed the history of music. It helped to set the British Blues boom in motion, which in turn led to the birth of rock music. Indirectly, this led to a major shift in youth culture and created the hippy movement...
The Klon Centaur is one of the most famous guitar pedals of all time. It has reached an almost legendary status, with original Klons now selling for upwards of $3100/£2500 on sites like Reverb. In my last article on the topic - 'Why Is the Klon Centaur So Famous?' -...
Gary Moore is one of most gifted and technically skilled guitarists in the history of the blues. He is also one of the most interesting. Moore took the traditional form of the blues and fused it with heavy rock, shred guitar, and glam rock. In a totally unique way, he combined the...
The Klon Centaur 'Professional Overdrive' is unquestionably one of the most famous guitar pedals of all time. In fact, in recent years it has achieved an almost mythical status that befits its name. The Klon Centaur was first released in 1994, and production of the pedal continued until 2009. Original...
It is difficult to think of an album that has had a greater influence on the blues than Robert Johnson's King Of The Delta Blues Singers. In fact, I would argue that it is one of the most significant albums ever recorded. The album had a profound impact on musicians like Keith...
There are very few - if any - guitar pedals that have been copied as much as the Ibanez Tube Screamer. There are hundreds of Tube Screamer clones and alternatives in the guitar pedal market. And this is perhaps little surprise. The original Tube Screamer remains one of the most...
I have wanted to sound like Derek Trucks since the moment I first heard him play. In my opinion, Trucks is the ultimate bluesman. He plays with amazing feeling and has such a strong sense of melody. Perhaps most importantly, Trucks possesses an insightful and unique approach to lead guitar....
It is difficult to overstate the impact that Stevie Ray Vaughan had on the blues. He is one of the most famous blues musicians of all time, and is celebrated for revitalising the genre in the 1980s and in turn, inspiring a new generation of blues guitarists. Whilst Vaughan was both...
I think there are very few blues guitarists out there who...
Playing the guitar quickly has never been a natural strength...
John Mayall’s Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton is an...
The Klon Centaur is one of the most famous guitar pedals of...
Gary Moore is one of most gifted and technically skilled...
The Klon Centaur ‘Professional Overdrive’ is...
It is difficult to think of an album that has had a greater...
There are very few – if any – guitar pedals that...
I have wanted to sound like Derek Trucks since the moment I...
It is difficult to overstate the impact that Stevie Ray...
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